Looking for a water butt & composter

level200

I have a compost bin going free if your interested but I live in Teesside.

dawnfuller

Try Freecycle ....people are always giving them away....

laurel7172

I made my compost bin by nailing together four half-price decking panels-it cost just under £16, iirc.

Beware of cheap water butts...I had one from Tesco a few years back and it just wasn't strong enough to hold its own weight when full...lean, bend, tip.....and there goes your water...

I just bought one of the 1000L cubes from ebay, and the cheap water butt has entered retirement as a potato barrel for the school gardening club...wish I'd bought a decent one in the first place.

littlestars

i ordered one from tesco the 100l slimline one is half price on tesco direct.

now i'm a little worried as above post didn't think it was up to the job!?

laurel7172

Mine was a 200L one, bought instore for the suspiciously low price of £18. Yours is probably better.

katholicos

littlestars wrote: »

i ordered one from tesco the 100l slimline one is half price on tesco direct.

now i'm a little worried as above post didn't think it was up to the job!?

Wow, hadn't thought of looking on Tesco, thanks for mentioning it. I ordered two and had £10 of Tesco vouchers to spend so i bought 2 x water butts for just over £14. Bargain!

CandyB101_2

I'd really love one of those tumbling composter.
I've had a hunt on the net and have found these ideas, just need to print them off and hopefully I can persuade the OH to make me one :D
http://green-change.com/2009/05/05/diy-tumbling-compost-bin/
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Tumbling-Composter
http://www.astounding.org.uk/ian/compost/index.html
http://greenopolis.com/goblog/joe-laur/spin-barrel-making-rotating-barrel-composter

katholicos

CandyB101 wrote: »

I'd really love one of those tumbling composter.
I've had a hunt on the net and have found these ideas, just need to print them off and hopefully I can persuade the OH to make me one :D
http://green-change.com/2009/05/05/diy-tumbling-compost-bin/
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Tumbling-Composter
http://www.astounding.org.uk/ian/compost/index.html
http://greenopolis.com/goblog/joe-laur/spin-barrel-making-rotating-barrel-composter

What a brilliantly simple idea it is to roll a cylindrical composter/waterbutt/tub along the ground...no need for fancy tumbling composters or their expence!

CJN

Have just done a survey because I am need one and the cheapest water butts are from Tesco Direct; 100 litre with stand and connector £19.96. I have ordered one and it will be delivered to my home store free.

greenanne

if it's any help i got my compost bin from ebay.cost me £6,was local to me so i collected it myself.it's great.:)